The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-05-26
Before buying Hardware go to
OK. Lide,s.

Before buying Hardware go to
OK, Hde's.
Miss Linnie Haun, of Carter coun-
ty, has been spending a few days this
week with friends in this city much to
the delight Of the "Parson."
lie was laughing, because he was
happy; being full of joy, and loaded |
with Goods he had been trading with
Christian, Hoss & Hodge.
Seven or eight prisoners escaped |
from Jail at Blountyille last Sunday
night. One of them was recaptured |
at Bristol,
W. M. Patton is opening stock of
confectioneries and fruits in the store
room he has just completed on Rail
road street near the Hoss House
Chritzman has a nice line OF silver
knives, forks and spoons which he is
selling at low prices, everybody come
and see.
The Johnson City Brass Band went
over to Rocky Springs last Friday
night to furnish music for the Com
mencement exercises of the school,
Several car loads of pressed brick |
were shipped here this week from
Knoxville to be used for the fronts of
Jobe's, Hunters, Campbell's, and
Crumley's store houses.
Gen. J. T. Wilder came down from
Roam Mountain last Thursday and
left on the evening train for New York
on important business in connection
with the 3-Cs road,
Capt. S. T. Harris has architects at
work on plans for his new dwelling.
1t will be built this summer and will
be the handsomest residence in East
Tennessee
The largest line of scythes, cradles
and all kinds of harvest goods, ever
brought to Johnson City can be found
at &C. Seaver's, at prices in the reach
of all.
Messrs. Clark and McCrary have
about completed the residence of Mr..
F. P. Baxter These gentlemen are
first-class workmen and have secured
a number of contracts in the city.
The C. G. c. Railroad is an impor-
tant line of road for this country, so is
the C. H. H. store which means by in
depreciation Christian Hoss & Hodge.
Call and see us.
Miss Anne A. Patton, died at the
residence of her nephew, Mr.. John p.
Rogan, in Bristol, at 500 M,
Wednesday, May 18th, of remittent
fever, in the ffty-first year Of her age.
Mr.. Will Harr, wife and daughter,
Helen, and Mrs. J.. IIarr and her two
: children, Robert and Bessie, left Tues
/ day morning for Neosho Rapids, Kan
sas, to spend month with Mr.. Will
+ Harris parents.
: Mr. CrandalI's residence on Fair
view, is nearing completion. 1t is
| built on the Queen Anne style and is
oneof the handsomest dwellings in the
city. Will Graham, Of Bristol, is the
contractor and did some fine work.
I meet competition G. K. Lide.
Last Friday evening six members OF
the Johnson City Lodge of Odd Eel
lows, under the direction of W. A.
Dickinson, organized Lodge at this
e place with a membership of 53.-T'Om-
. dhaaUk.
The Telford Manufacturing compa
81 ny's buildings and plant were sold q
II few days ago by Clerk and Master
Bowman to d. K. Self for over sever
Is thousand dollars. The sale has beer
2 confirmed by the Chancery Court al
Jonesboro.
e. We devote a considerable portion
or of our space this week to an address
y. delivered by Senator Vance, of N. G,
n before the graduating class at Wash
ington College on the 18th inst. 1t il
an able document and will be rea(
% with interest by all.
st From the Baltimore Manufacturer
Record we learn that Mr.. III. A. CLARK
- of Pike, N. Y, will begin the erection
y. of Touring mill in Johnson Cit,
!" about the first OF September. 1t vii
be roller system and will have a ca
pacity of fifty barrels daily. Mention
Id was made of this enterprise a fey
ey weeks ago in the COMET, at the tim
ok Mr.. Clark was here.
All lovers of music should a
- - tend the Musicale at Jobe's Oper
House Saturday night, Itpromises t
be rare treat. Theprogram contain
the names of our best home talent an